When Zhou Xi practiced every day, the spiritual energy he absorbed into his body would travel through his meridians for a full cycle. Since there was no dantian to store it, the spiritual energy would automatically dissipate from his body.
In this way, over time, Zhou Xi's meridians will become thicker and more flexible than those of ordinary cultivators. Taoist Baopu has made plans that when the day comes when Zhou Xi's body is really "needed", Zhou Xi's body will be much stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator.
Three days later, Taoist Baopu left, but he left behind a jade token, promising Zhou Xi that if he agreed to practice with him, he would grant Zhou Xi one of his requests.
So many years have passed, and Zhou Xi has never used the jade token.
Taoist Baopu had assumed Zhou Xi had died during those turbulent years. After all, during those decades, China had endured more than a decade of war. In such a chaotic era, Zhou Xi, barely a novice cultivator, could easily have perished from firearms and other firearms.
Another reason why Taoist Baopu did not pay special attention to Zhou Xi was that he found a backup person with better qualifications than Zhou Xi, namely Wen Ziqing.
After meeting Zhou Xi, Taoist Baopu continued to wander the secular world for over a decade, but unfortunately, he never found a body that satisfied him. The Yushan Sect had many affairs to attend to, and as the Sect Leader, it was not convenient for him to wander around all day, so he had no choice but to return to the sect.
Over the past few decades, all the cultivators in the secular world have moved into the Langyuan Secret Realm. Taoist Baopu, obsessed with his "great cause of possessing a body," would occasionally leave the secular world for a year or two, with one goal: to find a body he could possess. Although he had previously found Zhou Xi, Taoist Baopu still felt that finding more would be more reassuring.
Taoist Baopu had very high standards. After searching for so many years, he finally found Wen Ziqing. Wen Ziqing's aptitude was even better than Zhou Xi's. Zhou Xi's spiritual root purity was only over 60, while Wen Ziqing's was over 80.
Taoist Baopu was ecstatic. Every cultivator wanted the best aptitude for cultivation, and Taoist Baopu was no exception. Unfortunately, spiritual roots were innate, and to improve their purity, one had to acquire a heaven-defying elixir. But the reason these heaven-defying elixirs were so rare was because they were incredibly rare.
With Wen Ziqing, Baopu Taoist forgot about Zhou Xi. After all, he only needed one body to possess, and having more was just an extra step of preparation.
Although Wen Ziqing was autistic and appeared somewhat dull and unresponsive to outsiders, Baopu Taoist didn't care. To Baopu Taoist, whether Wen Ziqing was stupid or not was irrelevant. He only needed Wen Ziqing's body; his spirit and soul were something he had to abandon.
Taoist Baopu suggested to Wen Yiran that Wen Ziqing go back to the mountain with him to cultivate immortality. He thought that the family of a foolish boy would not be reluctant to let him go.
This time, to the surprise of Taoist Baopu, Wen Yiran actually said that he would ask Wen Ziqing. Seeing Wen Ziqing shaking his head, Wen Yiran immediately rejected Taoist Baopu's proposal.
This time, Taoist Baopu hadn't chosen the right time to leave the secret realm. When he met Wen Ziqing, it was during the height of the Chinese revolution. Taoists and monks had practically vanished from the land of China, and people's perspectives had shifted dramatically, with a shift towards believing in science and not in gods and Buddhas.
Baopu Taoist's previous success in the secular world was largely due to his "feng shui and numerology." Whether passively or actively, the Chinese people have completely abandoned "feudal superstitions," and Baopu Taoist's "fate theory" has no place in front of Wen Yiran.
Furthermore, since Wen Yiran held a high position, Taoist Baopu did not want to offend him. Taoist Baopu thought that since he still had several decades left to live, after Wen Yiran's death, a foolish Wen Ziqing would not attract much attention from the rest of the Wen family. It would not be too late for him to step forward and bring him back to the secret realm.
After leaving behind a jade token, Taoist Baopu returned to the Langyuan Secret Realm.
The secret book left by Tianyan Zhenren said that the skill of "taking over another's body" seems to be against the will of heaven, but in fact it has great flaws.
Firstly, the person a cultivator possesses must be a living person. Otherwise, if the cultivator's soul enters a dead body, all the body's functions will have lost their vitality, and he will naturally be unable to continue his cultivation.
Secondly, a cultivator's ability to possess another's body isn't unlimited. Theoretically, a cultivator can only possess two bodies in their lifetime. Each time, their original cultivation level automatically drops a level. For example, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage would possess the body of a Golden Core stage cultivator. A cultivator at the Golden Core stage would possess the body of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and so on. To improve their cultivation, they must continue practicing.
Third, the person a cultivator finds to possess must possess spiritual roots. Otherwise, after all the hard work of possessing a body incapable of cultivation, unable to absorb even spiritual energy, how could they possibly have the opportunity to possess a second body? Using a cultivator's spirit to live out the remaining decades of an ordinary person's life would be a waste of time. However, Taoist Baopu had already found a way to address this issue. He had already found Zhou Xi and Wen Ziqing as backups.
The fourth and most important point is that after a cultivator's soul enters a new body, it must quickly seize control of the body. The body's original owner is a living being and will certainly not tolerate their body being taken over. At this point, the original owner's soul will inevitably fight with the cultivator's soul. If the cultivator's soul is not strong enough, it is not uncommon for the original owner to devour their soul.
However, in Baopu Taoist's opinion, such a possibility was extremely small. After all, the spirits of ordinary people were unlike those of cultivators. During their cultivation, cultivators used spiritual energy to refine not only their bodies but also their spirits. Since Baopu Taoist had decided to possess another body, he became particularly focused on refining his spirit.
For years, Taoist Baopu had hesitated, fearing that his act of possessing another's body would be tolerated by the Heavenly Dao. The secret method of possessing another's body stated that unless a cultivator possessed another's body under absolutely necessary circumstances, they would incur Heavenly punishment. According to Taoist Baopu, this "absolutely necessary" meant waiting for the cultivator's physical death before the optimal moment to possess another's body.
Taoist Baopu is still alive and well now, and he doesn't know when he will die.
The Great Dao is merciless. Of the cultivators who embark on the path of immortality, how many ever achieve the state of shattering the void? In the memory of Taoist Baopu, of the thousands of fellow disciples who embarked on the immortal path with him, most perished in the Qi training stage, with only a hundred or so successfully establishing their foundation. Fewer still reached the Golden Core stage.
Taoist Baopu sometimes thought that he had at least reached the Golden Core stage. Even if he died, he would still be much higher than those cultivators. Whether or not this body possession could be done, he would leave it to God to decide!
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